All posts by Daniel X. O'Neil

Transitions at Smart Chicago

As of today, Friday, May 27, 2016, I am leaving my position as Executive Director of the Smart Chicago Collaborative. Kyla Williams has been appointed Interim Executive Director. She has been with the organization since December 2011. She is a wellspring…

Smart Chicago Welcomes Ash Center Summer Fellow Glynis Startz

Today Glynis Startz joins the Smart Chicago Collaborative as a summer graduate fellow from the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard University. Glynis will inform Smart Chicago’s work to make Chicago a smart city that truly works…

Leslie Durr Joins Smart Chicago as Project Coordinator

Leslie Durr joins the Smart Chicago Collaborative as a Project Coordinator.She will serve as the point person for projects including Chicago Health Atlas, Smart Health Centers, Foodborne, Hive Learning Networks and Youth-Led Tech. She will also be working to add…

Smart Chicago Partners with ORS Impact for Organization Evaluation

For the last few months, Smart Chicago has been engaged with our partner ORS Impact to “conduct an evaluation of the Smart Chicago Collaborative’s programs and facilitate a robust strategy development process”. Purpose of Evaluation Smart Chicago has reached a…

Moving Civic Tech from Code to Products: AWS Marketplace is the New Github

Smart Chicago has been in civic tech since our inception. No other civic tech outfit in the country has done more to support the Chicago ecosystem, (funds, meeting space, contracts, hackathons, office space, server space) influence the field nationally (CUTGroup,…